Annie's Book Stop of Worcester

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  Annie’s Book Stop of Worcester is very happy to shine our Friday spotlight on children’s book author Valerie Bolling. Valerie, for those who don’t know you, could you please tell us about yourself and your writing?   Well, I’m passionate about creating stories in which all children can see themselves and feel seen and …

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    Julia Kneeland is a children’s book author, who has just released a picture book, JIG GETS LOST, a book about a little dog who gets lost in a big city. This interview with Julia explains the reasons why she wrote this book, and her forthcoming books. This video was originally published on September …

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  Dave (D.J.) Butler writes Speculative Fiction. That could be Science Fiction, Fantasy, Middle Grade Fantasy and more. In this interview, D.J. Answers lots of questions about his two latest books in print, (one in Mass Market Paperback), IN THE PALACE OF SHADOW AND JOY. He also talks about several other books, and writing in …

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  Horror author Grady Hendrix talks about his new book, THE FINAL GIRL SUPPORT GROUP in this interview with Selina from Annie’s Book Stop of Worcester. He also talks about writing horror, and his experiences with it. This video was originally published on July 8, 2021.            

  Grace Lin is a Massachusetts children’s book author who has written for most age groups, including new board books for babies, and novels for middle grades, including a new Mulan prequel, BEFORE THE SWORD, which she talks about in this interview. This was originally published on June 18, 2021.      

  Annie’s Book Stop of Worcester is very happy to shine our Friday spotlight on debut romance author Stella Stevenson. Stella is a mom of two toddlers living in central Massachusetts. She’s been writing stories since she was 4, but recently returned to story-crafting when her oldest started preschool. She majored in psychology and creative …

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    Annie’s Book Stop of Worcester is very happy to shine our Friday spotlight on local author Laura Zigman. I asked Laura to tell me briefly about herself and her writing, and this was her response:   I’m Laura Zigman, the author of five novels – Animal Husbandry, Dating Big Bird, Her, Piece of …

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Telling ghost stories during the Yuletide season was not just something that Charles Dickens generated out of nowhere. There’s a long tradition of spook tales by firelight during the longest nights of the year. And here, at the little bookstore that’s bigger on the inside, we have your haunting needs covered! The New England Horror …

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  Happy Holiday Shopping Guide! Annie’s Book Stop of Worcester, the “bigger on the inside” bookstore at 65 James Street, is happy to present our 2022 recommendations of gifts for the winter holidays.   Mysteries and thrillers always make great gifts for book lovers. This year we decided to highlight some of our local mystery …

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  J. William Zoldak is a former local school Guidance Counselor who, after he retired, tried his hand at writing. His third book, Grandpa’s Memories of Main Street contains anecdotes about his adventures as a young boy in the 50’s in a small town in upstate NY. In this interview he tells one of those …

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